A place of difficulty, the home of knowledge and enlightenment
It is sometimes better to be in a place of hardship, regret and sorrow than to be in a place that is full of enjoyment. Come to think of it, when you see a wealthy man's child who doesn't know what it feels like to wake up in the morning and not having hopes of anything to eat because no food is at home, you'll see the child messing around with food and even discard food in garbages because he doesn't know the pain of going hungry.
In the world today when it comes to leadership, the ones who understand people's plight to a certain reasonable degree are those who came from a background where they saw hell or a certain level of difficulty. Not all leaders came from poor backgrounds and not all had to go through hell to succeed but the little ratio among them who were brought up from poor backgrounds are more easy to relate to the issues and complaints of the people except for those who have a bad heart.
A place of difficulty is the place where a certain level of knowledge lies to be obtained by the one who will count himself ready to pass through the test of time and acquire the knowledge hidden behind it, which can serve as a key or perfect tool to unlock the doors of many new opportunities.
Remember, if gold doesn't have to pass through the fire, no one will truly know its worth and if a man is not well refined and trained, he will end up not being a big disappointment to only himself but even to the rest of his family, his clan or even his entire nation.
That we are fans of good footballers today is because they had to sacrifice their time for other things which could have been more enjoyable to pass through great discomfort and training even in harsh conditions to be the best version of themselves when it comes to football.
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There are very few people in this world who just woke up one day and became so perfect in everything. To be honest it often happens in movies and TV shows but very rarely in reality.
Between one who was born into a wealthy family and is excelling in business and one who started from a poor background and later started excelling in business and is wealthy, who do you think will have a more inspiring story to tell as it concerns their success? For sure, any poor salary earner or business person who truly wishes to learn the secrets or strategies of making wealth will like to seek advice from the wealthy man who grew from little things. One of the reasons for this is because within the minds of the people they'll believe that since he had once been in their position before, he can easily relate and can even help out.
In Christianity, Jesus didn't say come and you'll never face challenges. In fact he said carry your cross and follow me, also from a passage in the bible he said I'll take away your heavy load if you let me, you that is heavy and I'll give you my own yoke which is lighter. This clearly shows that nothing good comes without a price. Many of us must have certainly seen how precious gold looks immediately it is brought out from the fire and its impurities left behind.
Even in religion people have to go through times of difficulty in order to get refined according to their beliefs, some go on fasting. The monks can go into caves, there are some religious groups who flog themselves even with blood coming out because they seek for something which they value.
To some, it might be stupidity while to others it is right but the funny thing in most of these practices is that many among them gets their desired results and they are witnesses to the power behind their practices which makes them continue in it and if one who doesn't belong anywhere nor suffer himself in any of the spiritual practices come and throw a hand of challenge, the person might be seriously dealt with both physically and spiritually.
In music today, a lot of people, if not all, still recognize Michael Jackson as the king of pop. Michael Jackson didn't just become the king of pop, he didn't just come off as he was and surfaced above musicians that were present during his time but it all came through consistent training in place of difficulty, knowing the nature of the home he was grown in he was still able to work things out. So please let us all be encouraged, never give up on your pursuit if it's something legal and a good one.
During 2020 I discovered one thing and that thing is, no matter the business you're into you'll definitely succeed when your time comes. Consistency is the key. No one would have believed it even if a prophet said before 2020 that in 2020 those who sell nose masks will become millionaires.
Thanks for stopping by to read my post and be encouraged.